The present study addressed the interactive effects of concentrate levels (low (40 %) and high (60 %)) and plant (pomegranate, garlic, or sunflower) oils on in vitro rumen fermentation kinetics. Results indicated that the interaction of diet and oils had no significant effect on in vitro gas production parameters. Data suggested no effect for unconventional oil on in vitro rumen fermentation in either high or low concentrate diets.

The present study aims to examine the effect of goats on abnormal behaviors of horses. Therefore, horses and goats were monitored for 45 d. As a result, the abnormal behaviors of horses such as front feet playing, crib-biting object, and box walking behaviors were affected positively by the goats, while there was no effect on other abnormal behaviors.

This study was aimed at determining the effects of different doses of thyme essential oil (TEO) and rosemary essential oil (REO) incorporated into broiler rations on performance parameters, including body weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion rate, as well as on the quality criteria of breast and drumstick meat. As a result, dietary supplementation with TEO and REO was determined to have a limited effect on performance parameters but to improve the microbial quality of meat.

This study confirmed that mtDNA could make a significant contribution to cattle farming in both theory and practice. In theory, even if they were domesticated in different geographical areas, the patterns of crossbreeding between taurine and indicine were detected in Anatolian cattle at a low frequency. In practice, pedigree records could be revised in terms of admixture level and species-specific haplotypes of taurine and indicine by the farmers via molecular studies such as mtDNA.

Globally, water buffalo livestock farming accounts for approximately 200 million animals; the use of precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies, which are becoming widespread in dairy cattle livestock farming, is explored for water buffalo livestock farming by adapting the system for the use of water buffalo enterprises. In this study, the possibilities of using PLF technologies in water buffaloes are presented by surveying the breeders and by SWOT analysis according to the survey results.

The fatty acid (FA) composition of cattle is correlated with cardiovascular diseases in humans. These FAs come from ruminal biohydrogenation; however, this process also produces FAs that can provide benefits to human health. Sex and diet can affect the FA profile of the meat. The meat FAs of cattle in feedlot systems are different due to diet differences. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of sex on the FA profile and meat quality of feedlot cattle fed a whole shelled corn diet.